According to the Minot Daily News in North Dakota, a family member was the person who reported Sprenger to authorities after discovering the ripped journal while taking out the trash.

The crimes were committed more than a decade ago, but authorities were able to find the two victims, now 12 and still living in North Dakota.

A Paulding County sergeant interviewed Sprenger and got a full confession of the incidents.

He was arrested last September and extradited to North Dakota.

After pleading guilty, Sprenger was sentenced on Nov. 7 to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years on probation.

He must complete sex offender treatment, register as a sex offender, and have no contact with the victims as a condition of his probation. If he fails to comply with those terms, his probation will be revoked and he will have to serve an additional 20 years in prison.